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mush·room /ˈmʌʃruːm，-rʊm/ n. | a. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 蘑菇；伞菌，蕈
dried mushrooms 香菇
meadow (或 field) mushrooms 洋蘑菇
2. 蘑菇形物；蘑菇形女式扁帽；〈俚〉伞
3. = mushroom cloud
4. = mushroom anchor
5. 如蘑菇般迅速增长(或发展)的事物
Birmingham is a mushroom. 伯明翰是个迅猛发展的新兴城市。
6. 〈古〉新来的冒失鬼；暴发户
He is a mushroom of opulence. 他是个有大宗财富的暴发户。
7. 淡褐色，棕灰色
8. 〈俚〉(枪战现场的)误伤致死者
9. 〈俚〉致幻蘑菇(一种毒品)
II a.
1. (有)蘑菇的
mushroom soup 蘑菇汤
2. 蘑菇状的
a mushroom headgear 蘑菇状头饰
3. 如蘑菇般迅速增长(或发展)的
mushroom towns of the gold-rush days 淘金热时代雨后春笋般涌现的城镇
the mushroom development of technology 科学技术的迅猛发展
4. 如蘑菇般短命的，短暂的
a mushroom love 昙花一现的爱情
III vi.
1. 采蘑菇
go mushrooming 去采蘑菇
2. (火焰等)呈蘑菇状升腾
The cloud of radioactive ash mushroomed from the atomic bomb. 原子弹爆炸时放射性尘埃形成的云呈蘑菇状升腾
3. 如雨后春笋般涌现
New buildings mushroomed all over the area. 这个地区到处出现新建的高楼大厦。
4. 迅速增长；迅速发展；迅速蔓延
Demand mushroomed overnight. 需求在一夜之间突然猛增。
A small labour dispute mushroomed into a general strike. 劳资小纠纷很快发展成为一场大罢工。
After she had won several acting awards, her television career mushroomed. 获得几次演出奖后，她的电视生涯蒸蒸日上。
The fire was mushrooming under the ceiling when fire fighters arrived. 消防队员赶到时火势正在天花板下迅速蔓延。
5. (子弹等与其他物体碰撞而)在顶端变成扁平形
The end of the chisel receiving the impact of a hammer will quickly mushroom. 这凿子受到锤击的一端会很快变成扁平形。
[< OFr mousseron < ? mousse moss] phr. spring (或 shoot, pop) up like mushrooms 如雨后春笋般涌现 |